Hamamelis × intermedia 'Wessel'

Max Height

2.5-4 metres

Max Spread

2.5-4 metres

Size

Max Spread
2.5-4 metres
Max Height
2.5-4 metres

Botanical Details

Family
Hamamelidaceae
Native to GB/Ireland
No
Genus
Hamamelis are deciduous shrubs with broadly ovate or rounded leaves, sometimes colouring well in autumn, and fragrant yellow to red flowers with 4 narrow petals, borne on the leafless branches in late winter and early spring, or in autumn
Name Status
Unresolved

How to Grow

Cultivation

Best in an open, sunny spot, avoiding exposed or windy positions, with well-drained, humus-rich, acid or neutral soil. See hamamelis cultivation

Propagation

Propagate by simple layering of suitable shoots in spring, by grafting in late winter or by chip budding in late summer

Pruning

Pruning group 1

Pests

Generally pest-free

Diseases

May be susceptible to coral spot, honey fungus, phytophthora root rot and powdery mildews